The Conclusion of Madness

The two people, towards Kyle who had hastily turned his horse, asked about the whole story.

Only then did Kyle, who had been silent all along, heavily part his lips.

The content was the urgent news that his familiar, Primo, had just delivered.

“It seems Primo has joined Vermillion. But the situation over there doesn’t look good.”

“Doesn’t look good, what does that mean? Kyle. Is there a problem with Drake-gongja’s safety…?”

“Is that it, Kyle?”

Kyle gave a bitter smile as he watched the two women’s complexions rapidly turn pale as soon as they uttered a word.

It seemed that he had shortened his words too much because of the urgent situation.

He should fix this habit of always cutting words short when needed someday.

“It’s okay, you don’t have to worry because he’s not in danger. To be exact, there’s a more serious problem in the Drake family than I thought.”

“I see.”

“Hoo.”

The fact that there was a problem with the Drake family was not good news, but the two were able to sigh in relief because they had foreseen this much.

As the situation seemed to calm down a bit, Kyle opened his mouth again.

“After hearing the whole story, it seems that as soon as he arrived at the castle, he went straight to see his father.”

“He moved quite boldly.”

Kyle chuckled as he looked at Sylvia with her eyes wide open.

That’s what he wanted to say.

Even though he was returning to his own home, to go alone to meet a man who might be one of the masterminds behind the scenes in a place that might be the enemy’s den.

He admitted his boldness, but it was too reckless an action.

“I know. I told him to be as careful as possible, but he didn’t listen to my advice at all.”

“Ri, Rian must have had his own thoughts.”

As Kyle lightly rebuked Vermillion, Anise slyly took his side.

Is it true that crabs stick together?

In fact, Kyle didn’t want to criticize Vermillion much, except that his actions were too reckless, so he casually brushed off the story.

Kyle is not someone who doesn’t value the process, but basically, he has a strong tendency to think that it’s okay if the result is good.

And the story he heard through Primo was good enough to be called a good result, so there was no need to say more harsh words to Vermillion.

However, seeing Anise immediately defend him as his lover, he felt strangely deflated.

That’s what couples are like.

In fact, Kyle himself looked like a couple to others, but he was Kyle who had given up on self-reflection.

“Anyway, to summarize the situation, it seems that the leader of those guys appeared right after he reunited with Drake-gyeong.”

“Yes? Those guys…”

“You don’t mean the leader of the Eyes of Dawn appeared in the Drake family’s castle, do you?”

“That’s what it means.”

The eyes of the two people flashed at the shocking news contained in Kyle’s rather light words.

The leader of the Eyes of Dawn?

In other words, does that mean that Erze, the Goddess of the Sun, who is said to be the mastermind behind everything, has appeared?

No, logically speaking, that couldn’t be.

That means.

“Could it be that the owner of the voice we heard from the Archbishop at that time…”

“That’s right. Vermillion said so.”

“……!”

That’s right.

Except for Erze, she is virtually the number one person in the Eyes of Dawn, and the woman whose face these three people have never met.

The person who borrowed his body and delivered a message when the battle with the Archbishop ended and he met a tragic death.

Judging from the fact that she treated someone as high as the Archbishop like a broken toy, they expected her to be in a very high position.

But they never thought that the woman would be the leader of the Eyes of Dawn.

“It seems that he met the woman when he infiltrated the Eyes of Dawn’s headquarters last time. However, Vermillion doesn’t even know her face. He only knew her voice.”

“That’s a shame.”

“Is she hiding her face because she’s the mastermind? Ugh, what an unlucky woman.”

Kyle gave a bitter smile at the contrasting reactions that still revealed each person’s personality, and calmly continued his explanation.

“Anyway, fortunately, the woman seems to have returned soon, but the problem is that it happened after that. It seems that Drake-gyeong had a seizure in pain and collapsed.”

“Yes? Suddenly?”

“Drake-gyeong means Rian’s father, right? Is he suffering from a serious illness?”

“I wish it was something like that.”

Kyle seriously considered whether to tell this bitter news he had heard from Primo.

If it was an unavoidable chronic disease, he could end it with just saying it was a pity.

But the reality was even colder and more tragic.

“Actually, it seems that Drake-gyeong was hit by curse magic.”

“Curse magic…”

“I heard about it from my mother when I was young. One of the most vicious black magic, right?”

“That’s right. It’s the most malicious magic created to train people with pain, as the name suggests.”

The two frowned at Kyle’s words.

The current head of the Drake family, who is called the prestigious family of magic, was hit by such vicious magic.

But on the other hand, a fundamental question arose.

How did such a thing happen?

“Could it be that the woman laid her hands on Drake-gyeong?”

“I thought so when I first heard the news. But it wasn’t.”

“Then does that mean there’s another enemy equivalent to her?”

“…I don’t know.”

To be honest, Kyle didn’t want to say more than this.

Especially in front of Sylvia, who had experienced something similar.

However, he had decided to see them as colleagues, not just as people to protect, so he had no choice but to make a decision.

Hoping that these two fragile people would not be hurt as much as possible.

“…Do you know who Drake-gyeong’s biological father is?”

“Drake-gyeong’s biological father…”

“Sorry, I don’t know. I hardly hear about things outside the world in the first place.”

Come to think of it, the two of them had lived a miserable life, confined to a limited space against their will.

Only then did Kyle realize that he had made a slip of the tongue and opened his mouth in a bitter tone.

“Drake-gyeong’s biological father, Alberton Drake, was the master of the Black Magic Tower in the past. It was also the reason why the Drake family officially received the title of ‘Prestigious Family of Magic’.”

“Ah, that’s right. He was that kind of person.”

“The master of the magic tower must be a very high-ranking person, right? He was a great person.”

Yes, he was a great person.

Kyle in his previous life had heard the name at least once, and he was a man whose fame was comparable to that of the emperor.

However, it seems that there was a dark story behind the fame that no one in the world could have imagined.

“And the person who cast the curse on Drake-gyeong is the man, Alberton Drake.”

“…Yes?”

“What, what are you talking about, Kyle? You said that person is Drake-gyeong’s father. But why would he put a curse on his own son…”

The eyes of the two people widened as if they were about to spill out at the unexpected truth.

In particular, Anise combined all the stories she had heard from him and came to a conclusion, but she urged him to explain as if she couldn’t understand it at all.

‘Tell me about it.’

Hearing that voice, Kyle couldn’t hide his bitterness.

Even Dver, his father, whom he once regarded as an enemy, did not commit the unfilial act of casting curse magic on his useless son.

No, in the first place, curse magic is a vicious magic that even people with deep grudges hesitate to cast.

It’s not for nothing that even black magicians have mixed opinions about it.

But Alberton Drake used it on his own son, his own flesh and blood.

The reason was absurd.

“There’s a saying among magicians since ancient times. ‘What you need to achieve the ultimate in magic is not overwhelming talent, nor vast magical power born with, but madness.’

“The ultimate in magic…”

“Madness means… effort, right?”

“I thought so too. That’s how you usually interpret it.”

Kyle once heard the saying and interpreted it as ‘So, effort is needed?’

In fact, most magicians would have understood it that way.

But it seems that wasn’t the case.

No, maybe Alberton Drake interpreted it differently.

“But that man was different. He was willing to sacrifice anything to awaken the ultimate in magic, to reach the pinnacle of magic, including his family, his bloodline, his power, and his wealth.”

“Kyle, could it be…”

Kyle nodded to Sylvia, who realized the intention behind the words and showed an unbelieving look.

That’s right.

Kyle can’t say that this is the answer because he can’t hear it directly from his mouth, but it’s certain if you look at the current situation.

“That’s right. The man sacrificed his family to the Eyes of Dawn to see the conclusion of the ultimate in magic. He solidified the contract by handing over his own son to them. Just like marrying off his children to achieve a national event.”

As his words continued, the air in the carriage instantly turned cold.